Adrammelech is entertaining and interesting. I am getting some vibes.
Historical info on him.
Adramelech, also called
Adrammelech,
Adramelek or
Adar-malik, (Hebrew: ืึทืึฐืจึทืึถึผืึถืึฐ, Modern
Adrammelekh Tiberian
สผAแธrammรฉleแธต; Greek: ฮฮดฯฮฑฮผฮตฮปฮตฯ
Adramelekh; Latin:
Adramelech) was a form of sun god related to
Moloch. The centre of his worship was the town of Sepharvaim. According to (II Kings 17:31) the cult was brought by the Sepharvite colonists into Samaria: "the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and
Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim". - like Moloch. The
melech element means "King" in Hebrew.
Baal Adramelch (his name "
Baal" means "Lord") is described as a son and murderer of Sennacherib, king of Assyria in II Kings 19:37) and Isaiah 37:38. In later times, he is associated with the Moloch of Carthage. This often leads to the concept that children were sacrificed to him. The concept of child sacrifice via burning them or placing them within a heated bronze statue of the god comes from Greek accounts and is not historically verifiable as no archaeological proof of such a large, bronze statue exists.
Like many pagan gods, Adramelech is considered a
demon in some Judeo-Christian traditions. So he appears in Milton's
Paradise Lost, where Adramelech is a
jinni, vanquished by Uriel and Raphael. According to Collin de Plancy's book on
demonology, Adramelech became the President of the Senate of the demons. He is also the Chancellor of the
Underworld and supervisor of
Satan's wardrobe. Being generally depicted with a human torso and head, and the rest of the body of a mule (or sometimes as a peacock).
A poet's description of Adramelech can be found in Robert Silverberg's short story "Basileus". Adramelech is described as "The enemy of God, greater in ambition, guile and mischief than Satan. A fiend more curst โ a deeper hypocrite".
Heโs considered the Grand Chancellor of the infernal empire. According to Collin de Plancy's book on demonology, he became the President of Devils' general council (the Senate of the Demons), as well as the eighth of the ten evil Sephiroth. He is also the chancelor of the Order of the Fly, founded by Beelzebub and president of the high council of devils, as well as supervisor of Satan's wardrobe.
